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by RoMax
22 Aug 2009, 17:22
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU winter 09-10: latest news, routes, airlines
Replies: 250
Views: 65846

Re: BRU winter 09-10: latest news, routes, airlines

You are absolutly correct and if there is a problem with the slots in Paris, they can fly to Orly also a major airport for Air France. Sabena fly to Charles de gaulle and Orly in the past so why SN doesn't do this?
by RoMax
22 Aug 2009, 17:18
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Canada daily from Montréal to Brussels
Replies: 22
Views: 5639

Re: Air Canada daily from Montréal to Brussels

And another important thing, Montreal is in French speaking Canada and in Brussels SN give a lot of connections to French speaking Africa and France. And the French people in Belgium are with 4 million against 6 million Dutch speaking people, don't forget that. :lol: But you are correct, a lot of th...
by RoMax
22 Aug 2009, 16:50
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU winter 09-10: latest news, routes, airlines
Replies: 250
Views: 65846

Re: BRU winter 09-10: latest news, routes, airlines

Not yet extra flights of SN to France? If they want to beat Air France and that is what they want to do, they need more flights to France, with good connections to their AFI network. And extra flights to Tel Aviv are welcome to, a lot of airliners operate this airport with big aircrafts, SN need the...
by RoMax
22 Aug 2009, 16:45
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

Yes you are correct but I think they want to expand AFI first and than think about Asia and America. LH can transfer some AFI routes to SN becaus in Belgium AFI routes perform better but Asia is a good market for LH. So I think LH want SN in Africa not in Asia becaus thats their market, Qatar Airway...
by RoMax
22 Aug 2009, 16:09
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Canada daily from Montréal to Brussels
Replies: 22
Views: 5639

Re: Air Canada daily from Montréal to Brussels

What will happen to the current codeshares with 9Q to Toronto? Both SN and AC are codesharing with Jet Airways from Brussels to Toronto. I think that SN and AC are going to stop there codeshare with 9W on the route BRU - YYC. SN is going to transfer his pax from the 9W plane to the AC plane. I very...
by RoMax
22 Aug 2009, 15:49
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

Geert Sciot of SN say to me a week ago that SN will enter *A before the end of this year. So I think they will enter in November or December. And indeed you are correct about leasing A330's, but I think that SN will get 2-3 extra long-haul planes to the end of 2010 maybe earlyer. But I'm not sure if...
by RoMax
22 Aug 2009, 10:35
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

And you think that leasing 2-5 A330's is cheap? I never say they need to buy them but leasing a lot of long-haul planes in one time is still a big investement for an airliner like SN.
by RoMax
21 Aug 2009, 20:57
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

SN need first new aircraft for AFI and long-haul planes are still big investements for a airliner like SN even with LH, when LH has the 100% of SN it is a lot easyer for SN to get new planes but now it is stil a big investment. So the first 1-2 aircraft are absolutly used for AFI than they can think...
by RoMax
21 Aug 2009, 14:47
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

ANA can cover Africa via BRU by SN, that would be a whole new world for ANA. In Paris there are more connections to AFI but not with a partner, SN can be this partner in BRU. And a daily service to begin is indeed a bit to much, but I doesn't mean that they must do that but after a while flying a da...
by RoMax
21 Aug 2009, 14:01
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

When SN joins *A at the end of this year, it is a very good reason to start a route from Tokyo-Narita to BRU for ANA. But I think they gonne wait to start a route until summer 2010 or winter 2010/2011. The best plane to fly this route would be the 787 for a daily service or a 777 for a 3/4 weekly se...
by RoMax
21 Aug 2009, 10:09
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Canada daily from Montréal to Brussels
Replies: 22
Views: 5639

Re: Air Canada daily from Montréal to Brussels

I think this codeshare will stay because Jet is still flying non stop on this route and I think the most passangers on the flights of AC or not connected passangers from Toronto. @Atlantis: You are correct about that but even than it is for Air Transat not possible to maintain a 4 weekly service onl...
by RoMax
21 Aug 2009, 10:02
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

Yes they fly to a lot CDG, FRA and LHR and codeshare on several other EU routes, but a lot of other airports have already connections with Japan (the homecarrier of that airport or Japan Airlines)even airports that are smaller than BRU. If the homecarrier operates already this route to a airport lik...
by RoMax
20 Aug 2009, 19:30
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Canada daily from Montréal to Brussels
Replies: 22
Views: 5639

Re: Air Canada daily from Montréal to Brussels

Air Transat can't compete with AC, AC wil fly a year round service and daily. Air Transat is only flying 4 times a week and only in the summer. Air Canada will work together with SN for AFI, Italy, France and Portugal and SN has connections to a lot of destinations in Canada and the US. This destina...
by RoMax
20 Aug 2009, 19:22
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: More 787 woes?
Replies: 16
Views: 4313

Re: More 787 woes?

I am only saying that the most problems of the 787 are caused by external company's, I don't say Boeing (the management for sure) is perfect. Airbus has the same problems, external company's cause the most problems, but they are also good for the economy and so.
by RoMax
20 Aug 2009, 16:02
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

I only now that Boston and Montreal where two very good performing routes(good for Air Canada now :P ). And I supose that Tel Aviv was performing well also, maybe Beirut to. But I thought that Tokyo was a bad route but the ask for that route was growing after the bankrupty of Sabena.
by RoMax
20 Aug 2009, 15:49
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

Starting a route to BRU is very risky when you can't codeshare, but I think they could easely codeshar with SN but they give the priority to other routes and expanding their network that already exists. But now SN and ANA becom *A partners this route can be something imporant for both SN (connection...
by RoMax
20 Aug 2009, 15:44
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: brussels airlines operating the A380... any chance?
Replies: 19
Views: 3836

Re: brussels airlines operating the A380... any chance?

A 747 from Lufthansa is possible over a few years for flights to Africa, but a A380 is a bit to BIG for SN. Maybe over 10 years. :P
by RoMax
20 Aug 2009, 15:20
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

Yes you are correct about Singapore, but ANA plans already for years to fly to BRU. When they can work together with SN (for AFI and connections in Europe) this route can work. There are a lot of potential passengers since Sabena doesn't flying to Tokyo anymore. But this is my opinion, and I like to...
by RoMax
20 Aug 2009, 15:00
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

Yes you say it yourself in the future. In the firt couple of years they need to focus on AFI. Long-haul planes are still a uge investment for SN, when LH gets the ful 100% of SN than they get very easely new planes but now. So with the planes they get, they need to focus on AFI, AFI loves belgian av...
by RoMax
20 Aug 2009, 14:53
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa
Replies: 511
Views: 104326

Re: The future of Brussels Airlines with Lufthansa

Ok you are right about that A350/777. But the A330 can be a possible plane for now, with their A380's there come some planes free for new routes or fase out the 747 but with the A330 there come absolutly extra capacity for new routes even the A330 is only an intrim solution. It is possible to start ...